Chapter 298: Locust Plague Appears in Jiangnan!

Seeing Lin Beifan’s appearance, Li Yuxin knew what he was worried about, and said with a smile: “Your Excellency, don’t worry, it’s not a big deal, they just ate badly together, they’ve already taken medicine, and they’ll be fine after two days of rest!”

“So that’s it, I’m relieved!” Lin Beifan sent out the invitation with a smile: “Miss Yuxin, I haven’t come to my house for a long time! It’s better to meet by chance than to invite you. Come to my house to have a light meal before leaving. My wife has been Missing you!”

“Thank you, my lord, for the invitation, but the little girl is so disrespectful!” Li Yuxin was filled with joy.

The two returned to the Lin Mansion talking and laughing.

Lin Beifan had to go to the study to deal with some matters, and Li Shishi received Li Yuxin.

Li Shishi was very happy: “Sister Yuxin, you are finally here, and I saw that you have lost a lot of weight!”

“Sister Shishi, long time no see, your complexion is getting better and better!” Li Yuxin was also very happy, holding Li Shishi’s hand, and said: “I heard from my lord that you often talk about me, so I come to see You!”

“I often talk about you… no?” Li Shishi blinked.

“No?” Li Yuxin was confused.

Li Shishi turned his eyes slightly, and laughed softly: “Actually, it’s my husband who always talks about you! He said that the days without you are like years! So sister Yuxin, you must come here often when you are free!”

“My lord…he really talks about me a lot?” Li Yuxin was pleasantly surprised and shy.

“Can my concubine lie to you?” Li Shishi said with a smile, “So you must come here often and treat this place like a home. I want to be a good sister with you for the rest of my life!”

“En!” Li Yuxin lowered her head, and replied as softly as a mosquito.

At this time, the little princess rushed in hurriedly: “Here I come, I’m here, what’s delicious tonight? Is dinner ready? My stomach is going to be hungry!”

Li Shishi smiled and said, “Little princess, it’s almost time! Just wait for half a stick of incense!”

“Okay, okay!” The little princess nodded happily.

Lin Beifan was quarreled and said helplessly: “I don’t see you usually, but you are very active when you come to eat!”

“If you don’t eat actively, there is something wrong with your head!” The little princess spoke plausibly.

“You eat too aggressively, and your nerves go wrong!” Lin Beifan said with a stern face, “Let me see, which nerve of yours is wrong, so neurotic?”

“Damn it! You’re dead, I’m going to the kitchen and I’m ignoring you!”

The courtyard was filled with laughter and laughter.

However, at this time, Jiangnan Wang, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, was in a bad mood.

At this time, he was facing the fierce sun and came to the farmland sweating profusely.

Looking at the dry river and the gradually withering rice seedlings, he was very anxious: “What’s the matter with the weather? It hasn’t rained for three consecutive months, and the weather is still so hot that the riverbed is dry… If this continues, the grain We will be in arrears!”

He is now in the critical period of raising troops. He can start an uprising after the autumn harvest and sufficient food preparations!

If the grain is not harvested, the military strength will be greatly reduced.

A group of officials next to them were trembling with fright, fearing that the prince would punish him.

King Jiangnan didn’t blame them, because he knew clearly that this had nothing to do with them.

With the weather like this, how can human beings do it?

Looking up at the big sun shining in the sky, Jiangnan Wang wiped his sweat and couldn’t help cursing: “God, last year you gave me a flood, but this year a drought came. Is this king against you~?”

With a thought: “By the way, how is the food situation in the capital?”

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one dared to speak.

“Fugui, come and tell this king!” Jiangnan Wang said with a stern face, “Say it exactly, and tell the truth! If you dare to lie about the military situation, this king will ask you!”

“Yes, my lord!” Wang Fugui stood up bravely, and cupped his hands and said, “My lord, since the beginning of the new year, the capital has been in good weather, warm as spring, and the grain is growing well! In addition, the governor’s large-scale construction of water conservancy , the introduction of eight agricultural methods, and the expansion of fertilizer varieties, this year’s increase in grain production will not be a problem!”

“Damn it!” Jiang Nanwang gritted his teeth angrily.

I’m not getting better day by day, but my enemy is getting better and better. I feel so sad to hear that!

Especially when he thought that the other party still had a large amount of food reserves, he felt even more uncomfortable!

His face turned black with anger!

Seeing this scene, Wang Fugui secretly thought something was wrong, and quickly said, “My lord, although our situation is not very good, the situation on the north side of Jibei and the west side of Wuxi is not good!”

“Northern Hebei has always been a barren land with limited food production! Now the population loss is serious, and there are fewer people farming. This year’s food production will definitely be in short supply!”

“The land of Wuxi is also in a similar situation! And now, they are still being harassed by the rebels, constantly losing troops and losing generals. The situation is even worse than ours!”

“Among the three princes, our situation is relatively good!”

“That’s true!” Jiangnan Wang’s complexion finally changed for the better.

This is an era of bad times. Although I am bad, as long as you are worse than me, then I will be happy and satisfied.

Looking at the withered rice fields, Wang Fugui was full of worry: “My lord, what should we do now?”

“What else can I do?” Jiangnan Wang said angrily, “Quickly dig the river, dig out the deep well, and bring the water in, or there will be no food this year!”

“Yes… my lord, I will ask someone to do it!”

At this moment, a buzzing sound came from afar.

Jiangnan Wang and the others turned their heads to look over, and saw densely packed insects, forming a black mass, overwhelming the sky and covering the ground.

Jiangnan Wang was stunned: “What… is this?”

Many officials panicked.

“Locust plague!”

“This is a plague of locusts!”

……

I saw this swarm of locusts flying over the crowd quickly, covering the sky and covering the sun, leaving only the devastated rice fields.

The King of Jiangnan let out a mournful cry: “This king’s food!”

The matter quickly spread to the imperial court, and the Empress immediately summoned a group of ministers to discuss the matter.

“A plague of locusts has appeared in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is ravaging the rice fields in the south of the Yangtze River! According to the information from below, this plague of locusts has reached the scale of once in a hundred years, and the damage is huge! This plague of locusts is migrating to the capital. Dear friends, how to prevent it?”

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty smiled wryly, how to prevent and control this locust plague?

Locust plagues, floods, and droughts are one of the three most destructive natural disasters!

Among them, the plague of locusts is particularly terrifying. They are huge in number and come and go like the wind. They cannot be extinguished or controlled at all!

Once it appears, it will bring huge destructive power, resulting in reduced production and income of farmland!

This is simply beyond human control!

Under the gaze of the empress, all the officials lowered their heads one after another.

The empress looked at Lin Beifan, with a hint of expectation: “Lin Aiqing, what good plan do you have?”

“Your Majesty, I have some immature suggestions!” Lin Beifan raised his hand.

The Empress’ eyes lit up: “Say!”

“Your Majesty, the chickens and ducks we usually raise actually eat locusts! As long as we release the chickens and ducks, are we still afraid of locust plagues?” Lin Beifan chuckled.

The Empress’ eyes brightened: “This idea sounds good!”

“However, Your Majesty, there are too many locusts, and the number of chickens and ducks we raise in captivity is too small. It may not be possible to solve the locust plague!”

The empress’ eyes dimmed: “` “That’s it!”

“Your Majesty, I have another plan!”

The Empress’ eyes lit up again: “Say!”

“Actually, locusts are delicious and nutritious. There’s more than enough chickens, ducks and geese to eat. We can let people catch them and eat them!” Lin Beifan said again.

The empress’ eyes became brighter: “It sounds like it’s feasible!”

“However, locusts are too difficult to catch. There are so many that ordinary people can’t catch a few of them. Let’s save some effort!”

The empress’ eyes dimmed again: “Yes, locusts are hard to catch!”

“Your Majesty, I have another plan…”

The empress is angry!

This guy, who can’t speak fully, hangs her up and down, it’s so disgusting!

Gritting her teeth, she said, “Aiqing, are you playing tricks on me on purpose?”

Lin Beifan felt very aggrieved: “Your Majesty, how dare I dare you! I said it just now. These are immature suggestions. You insisted on me to say them. If you don’t say it, you will be disobedient!”

The empress was so angry that she wanted to kick his head down like a ball!

This little bastard has become more and more skinny recently, and she often makes fun of her, how unreasonable it is!

“Aiqing, just tell me the final solution!”

Lin Beifan cupped his hands and said, “This… I really have no choice but to understand, Your Majesty!”

There is no way to completely solve this locust plague now, let alone ancient times?

Even in modern times, prevention is the main priority.

Control by spraying pesticides, or directly using chickens, ducks, birds and other natural enemies of locusts to prevent. If the scale of the locust plague is large, pesticides will be sprayed directly, but how could this condition exist in ancient times?

The Empress’ eyes dimmed.

“However, there is no need to worry too much!”

The empress’s eyes brightened again: “Why did Aiqing say that?”

Lin Beifan smiled and said: “This locust plague is indeed a huge threat to me, but its appearance is conditional! Generally, locust plagues will only appear when the weather is hot and dry! This is exactly the case in the south of the Yangtze River! However, our capital itself Since the beginning of the new year, the weather has been smooth, the rain is abundant, the air is humid, and the threat of locust plagues to us is limited!”

“I can only hope so!” the empress sighed worriedly.

At this time, his two brothers also knew about the locust plague in the south of the Yangtze River.

The land of Wuxi, the palace.

King Wuxi was very happy when he found out about this, and he laughed loudly: “Brother Huang, brother Huang, how are you going to fight this king without food? This battle for the throne, you are going to be out early! Haha!”

“Come here, let me keep an eye on the locust plague situation in the south of the Yangtze River! Whenever there is a situation, report it immediately!”

“Yes, my lord!”

The land of northern Hebei, the palace.

The king of Jibei was also very happy, with a smile on his face: “My brother, is it God’s will to suffer two natural disasters in a row? It seems that you have no chance to be on the throne! Come on, send that bell back to me!” King Jiangnan, comfort him! Haha!”

“Yes, my lord!”.